Comments on: Palin For America, ‘12? http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/palin-for-america-12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: El Gordo http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/palin-for-america-12/comment-page-1#comment-45538 El Gordo Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:11:08 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=6125#comment-45538 Should the Republicans loose, and loose badly, as it appears may happen, the period of "navel gazing" may go on for far more than four years. There will be a large part of the right-wing that would love to see Palin go for it in 2012, because she represents their core beliefs. I think the Republican elites however are smart enough to realise that whoever represents them in 2012 will have to gain widespread public appeal, and the two factions of the Republican party (far-right haters and conservative politicians) will spend the next few years tearing themselves apart. Should the Republicans loose, and loose badly, as it appears may happen, the period of “navel gazing” may go on for far more than four years. There will be a large part of the right-wing that would love to see Palin go for it in 2012, because she represents their core beliefs. I think the Republican elites however are smart enough to realise that whoever represents them in 2012 will have to gain widespread public appeal, and the two factions of the Republican party (far-right haters and conservative politicians) will spend the next few years tearing themselves apart.

]]> By: Craig http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/palin-for-america-12/comment-page-1#comment-45533 Craig Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:22:19 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=6125#comment-45533 She'd be better off running for a Senate seat in the future. She’d be better off running for a Senate seat in the future.

]]> By: DrGail http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/palin-for-america-12/comment-page-1#comment-45509 DrGail Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:57:15 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=6125#comment-45509 Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Need I remind you of the other, prior candidates for "savior of the GOP"? Folks like Rick Santorum, George ("macaca") Allen, Bill Frist, and the list goes on and on. I think predicting potential superstars in either party this far in advance is a bit like measuring a great high school shortstop for his World Series ring. Suffice it to say, of course, that there is a certain buzz and enthusiasm around her. But there was similar buzz around the above-named folks as well. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. Need I remind you of the other, prior candidates for “savior of the GOP”? Folks like Rick Santorum, George (“macaca”) Allen, Bill Frist, and the list goes on and on. I think predicting potential superstars in either party this far in advance is a bit like measuring a great high school shortstop for his World Series ring.

Suffice it to say, of course, that there is a certain buzz and enthusiasm around her. But there was similar buzz around the above-named folks as well.

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